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This job expired on 17 February 2025

  • Start date details

    End of February or early March

  • Closing date

    17 February 2025 at 1:18pm

  • Date listed

    10 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

Up to £15291 per annum

Teaching Assistant (SEND) job summary

Salary: NJC 3 £24,027 (FTE) £15,291 (Actual Salary) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: 27.5 (Part time)
Contract: 1 year fixed term (end February/ March 2026)
Start date: End February or early March 2025

Are you passionate about education and looking to make a difference?

We're looking for a dedicated teaching assistant to join our warm and welcoming team at Shafton Primary Academy in Barnsley. This role will specialise in supporting children with SEND / SEMH needs along with other wider classroom based support as and when required.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

You're someone who'll be able to:

* Improve the learning and attainment
* Provide support to students with SEND (specifically SEMH and behaviour) working as a mixture of 1-1 and general classroom support of students while also promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion.
* Support students so that they can; access the curriculum, participate in learning and experience a sense of achievement.
* Provide classroom support in partnership with teachers.
* Deliver interventions for groups of children or individuals independently.

You're someone who has:

* Motivation and enthusiasm.
* Understanding of pupil's learning needs, including specific SEND / SEMH needs, in order to support their access to lesson content.
* The skills to help students to develop independent learning skills.
* Ability to deliver individual and small group targeted interventions.
* A level 2 qualification in Teaching Assisting or in a relevant subject is essential, level 3 is advantageous.

About the school:

Shafton Primary Academy is a happy, warm and nurturing environment for all within it and every member of our team is striving towards creating the outstanding school that our families deserve. Shafton Primary Academy is a very special learning community, filled with dedicated and talented staff, where all students, whatever their ability and background, will flourish.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

The role is due to commence February/ March 2025 . This is a Fixed Term position.

Closing date: 16th February

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Trust-wide Safeguarding Policies and Guidance

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xx9JeXoOZqGWNwpks3UhEqn8Yi7Xjx5-3LIgS4MUJe0/edit#

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About Shafton Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
247 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
Shafton Primary Academy website
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Here at Shafton Primary Academy, we welcome all children and families. The children in at our school are happy, confident, fun loving and energetic. They are passionate about their learning, be it in the traditional classroom or through their drama, music and sports.

At Shafton Primary Academy each member of staff has a love of teaching. They develop and inspire the children to enable them to reach their full academic potential. It is our goal to teach them in a way in which they are fully engaged and excited by their education, not just some times but all of the time.

Shafton Primary Academy is a very caring community. We embrace our lovely village and our families but also feel part of our larger Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) family. We are a small village school which allows us to really get to know each and every one of our children. In turn, they feel a strong sense of belonging.

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